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Sarcophaga (Parasarcophaga) taenionota

Lateral view

Australian distribution

Male genitalia (phallus), lateral view

Male genitalia (entire), lateral view

Male genitalia (entire), lateral view

Taxonomy

Subfamily: Sarcophaginae

Genus: Sarcophaga Meigen 1826

Subgenus: Parasarcophaga Johnston & Tiegs 1921

Species: taenionota Wiedemann 1819 (Musca)

Biology

Sarcophaga taenionota is commonly found on human and cow faeces along with dead animals (Park, 1977; Ferrar, 1979; Pérez-Moreno et al., 2006). It was also collected at decayed carrion-baits by KAM.

Distribution

AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN – (Australia – Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia), ORIENTAL, PALAEARCTIC.

Relevant Literature

Ferrar, P. (1979) The immature stages of dung-breeding Muscoid flies in Australia, with notes on the species, and keys to larvae and puparia. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplement Series 73, 1-106.

Park, S.-H. (1977) Studies on Flies in Korea II - Taxonomic Studies on Sarcophagid Flies (Diptera). The Bulletin of Tokyo Medical and  Dental University 24, 249-284.

Pérez-Moreno, S., Marcos-García, M.A., and Rojo, S. (2006) Comparative morphology of early stages of two Mediterranean Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826 (Diptera; Sarcophagidae) and a review of the feeding habits of Palaearctic species. Micron 37(2), 169-179.

Wiedemann, C.R.W. (1819) Beschreibung neuer Zweiflgler aus Ostindien und Afrika. Zoology Magazine 1, 1-39.